Each workspace has one billing owner, called the Billing User in workspace settings. Usage from all projects in the workspace is charged to that person’s billing account. If the same person owns billing for several workspaces, those workspaces share their account balance.
Workspace roles control access separately. Becoming the billing owner leaves your workspace role unchanged. See Members and roles for access permissions and How billing works for account details.
Find the billing owner
Open the workspace’s Settings and look under Billing User for the current owner’s name and email. The member list also marks that person with a Billing badge.
Request a transfer
A workspace admin or the current billing owner can request a transfer.
- Make sure the new owner has joined the workspace. Pending invitations must be accepted first, and the new owner’s account must be active.
- In workspace Settings, select Transfer billing user beside the current owner.
- Choose a member under New Billing User, then select Request Transfer.
An admin can select themselves if they are not already the billing owner. The request appears as Pending billing transfer, showing the proposed owner and requester. The proposed owner receives an email linking to workspace settings.
The current owner remains responsible until the proposed owner accepts. Only one transfer can be pending at a time.
Accept or cancel
To accept, sign in as the proposed owner, open the workspace’s Settings, and select Accept on the pending transfer. You must still be an active workspace member and satisfy any workspace MFA requirement.
To cancel a pending request, select Cancel billing transfer. A workspace admin, the current billing owner, the requester, or the proposed owner can cancel it. Pending transfers have no automatic expiry; cancel an unwanted request before requesting a different recipient.
After acceptance
The Billing User and Billing badge move to the new owner. The transfer changes which account pays for workspace usage; existing account credits, payment methods, and transaction history stay with their respective accounts. The new owner can review their balance and payment settings in Billing.
Usage is processed periodically, so coordinate the handover with a review of recent usage and account balances. The transfer does not split an unprocessed usage period at the moment of acceptance.
The former owner remains a workspace member with the same role. A current billing owner cannot leave or be removed from the workspace. Complete a transfer first if that person needs to leave.